Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-26
PRESIDENT HURTS REPLY.

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PRESIDENT HURTS REPLY.
Two-Horse Cars With CONDUCTOR to
be Placed at Once on the I4th Street
Line During the Morning and Even.
ing Hours.
Prot. Harry King, the chairman Of the commit
mittee appointed at meeting OF the patrons OF
the 14th street branch Of the washington and
Georgetown Street Railway, to call upon President
Hurt ana request that two-horse cars be substt-
tuted for the present service received this morn
Ing, the following letter from Mr.. Hurt, which
VIII be read at meeting to be held this evening:
Prof Harry King. chairman of COM:
~, DEAR SIR: your communication OF the oath
lnSt., ana supplement OF even date have been re-
ceived. In the first you request that .larger or
double morse cars, each car TO be provided with a
street branch OF our road, and that an early re-
sponSe be made to the above request.
Replying TO the first, have to state that, mas
pucn as the request made by you is one involving
complete change In the present system OF opera
ting this branch OF our road, AMI recurring very
outlay .or 1ne purchase OF new cars Of diff
In use, cannot, in the absence OF action thereon
6y our board OF directors, assume the authority to
Eecaue SUI Oh sucn great importance to the
l Will take pleasure, however in presenting
your letter Of request TO the board Of directors at
their next regular meeting and win report to you
the result OF any action taken by them, IL you SO
desire.
In answer to your supplementary request, will
state that we will endeavor, as far as our present
facilities Will permit to relieve the crowded con-
dltlon OF the cars during the hours you name, at
and will, on such occasions, have double cars
leave the junction at 18th street at S.lO S15 $40
ana ana S23, and leave Boundary at s.27, s.32, s.37
ana S.2 am. Also leave the junction at 4, 4 10,
40 and 80 pm, on flrSt trip and as soon there.
after as practicable and as late as S necessary. e
thg tnat TINS temporary Arrangement may
road and that a permanent one may soon be con-
cluded, which win be alike satisfactory to them
The board OF directors Of the COMPANY viii meet
on the l2th OF April.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
nave sent Chairman King the opinion OF the dis
trict attorney published in full in THE STAR yes
terday) in the matter. They re-aflirm Mr.. Riddles
the washington and Georgetown Railroad Co to
use two-horse cars on the 14th street line, and
recommend that they carry the matter into court
Sales Of Real Estate.
8. c. HILL real estate agent reports the following
sales by him In Whitney Close subdivision during
the present week: For C. ID. WalcotJ to r. L. B.
feet; s45OO. For same to Jas. McGrath, lot 8,
block 8, 10000 square feet; s., 500. For b. Ii.
TO Mgs e. Ss aHa block
Maria F. Butterfield, lot H. block 3, 1850 square
feet; $500. Fol- B. II. Warder to JAS. L. Daven-
reports the prospects for an Increased activity In
this new subdivision as being most encouraging.
Following sales have been made through Hard
northwest, to Nellie NJ. Shipp, 81, 500; No. 2253
Cleveland avenue TO Sam1 Leibsuchtz, s., 900; No.
Is l512 2 street, to G. A. Sanford, $500: square q,
80 and 81, to Hartwell, fenney & Harding,
$l3 66l %; square S4 lot Il, to Frank l. Harvey,
Ss g s9Sare Sof St a d5 70 a.O Robert g. @ Camp p
w. w. Hartwell $500; lot 6, Shermans subdiv1-
sion on Of + Pleasant Lea Plains. to B, II. stlnemetz.
Plains, to T. A. Harding, .239 so; lot 10, Sher-
mans subdivision OF Pleasant Plains, TO b. II.
Stinemetz, 81, ,s2e. .SS.
the South Columbia College grounds for s., $50.
Tenney, OF New York city, audi. A. Harding have
lots % and 80 square ILL., fronting SO feet 10th
street, between 9 and r, 0,453 feeth
A WOMAN ON THE WARpArH.-Margaret Cromp-
ton, a colored woman. living In South Washing
ton, was In the dock at the Police Court this morn
saSit saul on Miss 1lls KvaSs, ef \ No. % 5iS street s
northwest; also, with aSSaulttng her tMargarets)
husband. Miss Evans testified that yesterday
louisiana avenue. when the defendant tore Wit
ness hat on and scratched her face, and then at
tempted to assault Miss Eha Herman, who was
escaped from the woman, and Miss Herman
tainted. Miss Herman, who was sitting in the
court-r0om, was frightened at the prisoner, and
tainted again. Henry CrOmpton, the prisoners
husband, testified that his wife came, yesterday,
to the car stables, where he Is employed, and
threw stones aohim, but did not strike him. Mar
garet testified that she went to see her husband
TO get some money, and said he attacked her. She
denied assaulting Miss Evans, but admitted that
she had been drinking. The court sentenced her
to TWO months in Jail without fine.
Two ARRRss.-Jno Matthews, colored, was ar
rested to-day BY Detectives Ran and Horne on a
charge OF stealing some underwear from young
named Jno. Meredith. The alleged stolen property
was found on the defendants back. Luke Bran
and and locked dup up on a charge Of Suspicion" % ''S
TIE THLErHoNE LIrIGAT1oN IN BALTMoRE-In
the case OF the American Bell Telephone COMPANY
ct al. against the PAN Electric Telephone Company
and others, Judge MOrr in the United States Cir
cut Court In yesterday passed an
the contempt OF the order OF Injunction issued by
the court July -. 1886, and directed that they
the transmitters and receivers, including the
boxes which contain them, in accordance with
that ORDER and that they pay fine OF 500 to the
THE CAPITAL CITY GUN CLuR.-At the annual
meeting OF the Capital city Gun Club the following
Goldsborough,, vice president; J. NJ. Green.
treasurer, and Seymour Cunningham, secretary.
Five new men were elected members, and several
applications received to be acted upon at the next
meeting. The club now numbers thirty active
members For contest among club members, three
flask, pair OF ''sgnal service" field glasses and
Henshall-van Antwerp reel; all OF which will be
on exhibition at Harris & Shafer's "Club shoots"
will be held on AnalOstan Island every Tuesday
and Saturday, at p. m, beginning April 2.
THE G. A. r. GRANT NEMoRIAI.-Commander-i
Chief Fairchtld, OF the Grand Army OF the kepub-
lie, has issued general order to the different de-
partments throughout the country appointing a
committee to be known as the Grant Memorial
committee. 1t win be composed OF one member
from each department, and the cOmmander-in-
chief will act as Chairman. Gen. s. s. Burderte Will
represent the Department OF the Potomac, and in
addition be chairman OF the executive committee
General Farchild suggests that on the eth day OF
April next, which Will be the Sixty-fifth anniver-
sary OF the birth OF General Grant, every post Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic shall hold a feast
OF patriotism, and thereupon solicit and receive
contributions for the memorial.